Darc Requiem said:
ion-storm said:
Darc Requiem said:
ion-storm said:
Why another thread telling us about the awesome power of the Wii. The Wii cannot produce graphics that are incredible for this day and age. It was never designed to. Since we have been told so many times it's all about gameplay over graphics and about the casual consumer who don't really care about graphics either... why bother? Even Wii sports the showcase game sets terrible graphical standards. Wii sports is the accepted look for a Wii game. I think if Wii sports were to feature decent graphics then you would see developers pushing the Wii harder. A case of less is more perhaps? If you want graphics go for the 360 or PS3 or a high end PC |
Did you even read the thread? If you haven't read it. If you have read it again. The focus of this thread is not why can't Wii produce visuals on par with the 360 and PS3 because it can't. The crux of issue is the fact that inspite of the Wii being more powerful than the Gamecube, PS2, and original X-box, developers continue to put substandard games that look worse than Dreamcast titles. There has yet to be a 3rd party Wii title that surpasses Rogue Squardon 2 on GC in graphical quality and that was a launch title for Gamecube. |
Naturally I read the thread. The whole point of my post was that whilst the Wii is more powerful, the success of Wii sports and Wii play has shown developers that there is completely no need to produce Wii games with hardware pushing visuals. Wii sports sets the visual tone for other games to follow. This is the only visual quality bar that developers need to match up to. Once that is met there is simply no need for them to push resources into graphics enhancement as most people are happy with it. I'm sure most of them have also assumed that most people who want system pushing graphics are going to buy a PS3 or 360. Another reason for them not to waste resources on graphics development for Wii.
Don't blame developers for not pushing the hardware, blame Wii sports for setting the entry bar so low. The list that Grampy posted earlier shows this. Only 3 of these games have good graphics, the first 3. RE4 Wii No more Heroes
RE Umbrella chronicles
Guitar Heroes III
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2
Sonic and the Secret Rings
Carnival Games
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
My Sims
Rayman Raving Rabbids Red Steel
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I am sorry but that's bullshit. Using your logic, the 360 titles would still be PS2 ports running in HD becuase launch titles set the bar so low. |
Most people who bought the PS3 and Wii expect graphics and technology to be pushed. Do you think most people who love wii sports, wii play, mario and sonic, carnival games and wii fit expect the same? The other problem is that Wii sports is also a pack in. That's the standard everyone who gets a new Wii is introduced to. People who buy a PS360 generally get a recent game with it.
I also know several people who own both a 360 and a wii and they expect the 360 games to have great graphics but are perfectly satisfied with wii games looking like those standards. The PS360 is sold on the promise of awesome graphics and technology, the Wii is not. I know many people here play their Wii's a lot and perhaps every day. Everyone I know in real life plays the wii generally only when friends are around for some simple fun. This does not require good graphics but still sells games. On a Wii using the Wii mote in a creative way is the greatest way of selling a game, on PS360 having even better graphics than the last fps is a great way of getting interest in the game.
People will buy average looking Wii games and love them. PS360 owners generally want the latest and greatest. I know I do.
People will rip into a PS360 game for not having good graphics, on Wii no one really cares so much (In the majority of the general public).
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